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by beachnut
Sat May 02, 2009 11:11 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Our second trip to districts ...
Replies: 3
Views: 3743

Re: Our second trip to districts ...

Thanks Stan for all your help! It's you and many other consistent contributors here that make this forum a pwd gem 8) Your list of elevating skills is exactly what I had in mind: 1. Alignment - Although I knew about your new cambered alignment process and exhanged several posts in a separate topic w...
by beachnut
Sat May 02, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Our second trip to districts ...
Replies: 3
Views: 3743

Our second trip to districts ...

Last year was my son's first year in scouts as a wolf. Like many others here, that first year was quite a learning experience when derby time rolled around. I really had no clue what to do so I scoured the web for pwd tips and we built our first car, but I had low expectations. To our surprise we wo...
by beachnut
Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:36 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Wheel gap on RR
Replies: 9
Views: 9517

Re: Wheel gap on RR

davem wrote:Here's my experience.
Canting the DFW resulted in more rear end instaility.

I actually lost .01 to .02 with the DFW canted.
Canting at all, or canting positive vs. negative?
by beachnut
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:45 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Wheel gap on RR
Replies: 9
Views: 9517

Wheel gap on RR

Since this is our first time building a RR I thought I'd ask if others here are running a larger wheel gap with this setup. I've been using the Pro-Axle Guide in the past to insert axles and set the gap. The gap on that tool is reported to be .035, but when I look at the Derby Worx RR video it seems...
by beachnut
Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:17 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?
Replies: 46
Views: 31277

Re: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Our district race is in May and I have found out that we can run a 3-wheel RR :)
by beachnut
Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:23 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

Ah yes, that's one I don't have ... yet. Maybe for next year, or maybe not. Have to do some searching around on this topic since I've seen a few threads here with not so rave reviews. If I do get one Stan I'll be sure to get another hub tool since you are correct, this one's only good for coning now...
by beachnut
Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:22 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

Stan, pardon my ignorance ... but, tread dressing tool? I must not have that one yet in my [censored] :)
by beachnut
Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

Problem solved ... I chucked that bad boy into the drill press, fixed the ends of the pins and tapered them with a file, then wet sanded them with 150 through 2500 grit. They look great now, although I stopped short of Mother's mag :mrgreen: Got both pins down to .093 - .0935 and they fit any wheel ...
by beachnut
Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:26 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

I picked up a digi caliper this morning and the pin on the square side of the tool measured .095, while the pin on the coned side of the tool measured .095 to .0955. While that is a larger than I would like if I happen to be working with a smaller bore wheel, I hear what you're saying about the tool...
by beachnut
Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:41 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

Yeah, I guess it was naive of me to think that I wasn't causing damage to the bores, but even the instructions for the tool say this: Bore Reaming - Some wheels are manufactured with a wheel bore that is too small to fit a Wheel Mandrel. The Pro-Hub Tool ensures proper axle fit by reaming undersized...
by beachnut
Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:13 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Re: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

Thanks Sporty. The trouble with the tool is for coning. The pin is too big for the wheels I want to cone and the pin has to go into the bore. I would rather not have to use crummy wheels with larger bores just so I can cone the hubs. That means that the tool serves no purpose to me now. Could I have...
by beachnut
Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:00 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?
Replies: 17
Views: 14401

Bore damage from Pro-Hub tool?

I recently purchased a nice 10x jeweler's loupe and let me tell you, my eyes were opened ... literally! I've been using the Pro-Hub tool for the past two years without a thought to correct the raised edge you sometimes find on the inner hub and to cone the hubs. Prior to getting the loupe I had prep...
by beachnut
Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:38 pm
Forum: Cool Websites
Topic: Plans for easy bandsaw cutting
Replies: 3
Views: 12438

Re: Plans for easy bandsaw cutting

Hi boysdad, welcome to DT! Where in Nashville are you located? We're in Bellevue, in the James E. West district. My son is a Bear this year and looking forward to the district race soon :D
by beachnut
Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:42 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?
Replies: 46
Views: 31277

Re: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?

Nobody has any thoughts on this? When I sand my wheel treads I take them all the way down to the dotted edge, don't really want that to cause any braking action if I'm running positive cant on the FDW.
by beachnut
Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?
Replies: 46
Views: 31277

Re: RR vs. well-aligned 4-wheeler?

I guess you mean to run the FDW as postive cant like I've seen some others here mention in case you have a rough track and it might be better to have the wheel running on the very bottom of the rail versus the top corner? If that's the case, what about the possibility of the outside of the tread run...